Influenced by Anne Hathaway's version of "I dreamed a dream" Isabella thinks about Guy after she is brutally raped by her husband.

No incest. Purely brother and sister angst and love.

This is quite anti-Guy, I am a Guy fan and was not entirely pleased about Isabella killing him, but I'm an Isabella fan as well and really wanted them to love each other in the end.

Also, a wee plug. Please, oh please check out my Lara Pulver forum. It needs active members and I'd love to chat with anyone who thinks Guy and Izzie should have reconciled! You can find the addy for it on my profile.

Disclaimer

I do not own a thing, rated PG 15 for depression and mentions of rape. Written in Australian and British grammar.

Thornton hall, a chamber

The moon is full and her glow is soft. Soft like the lips on my cheek.

Men …

Men used to be kind. They used to have soft voices. Soft eyes. Soft hands.

But they don't anymore.

Things … They all … They all went wrong.

I remember after we fled Locksley, how my brother, my appointed protector, would stroke and kiss my hair during the thunderstorms, singing, in his ever deepening voice, the French lullabies our mother always sang to me when I was scared or because she simply wanted to show how much she loved me.

I remember the soft and yet solid grip of his hand as he took me away in a defeated run away from what remained of our once happy home.

I remember how much he had loved me in the summer then when the autumn came, the love stopped.

My brother … My brother … He took my childhood and my love in his stride. He gave me up to a beast. A tyrant. A man who dominates my body and mind.